Motul (company)

Motul S.A.
Company type	Limited company
Industry	Oil refining, Lubrication, Chemistry
Founded	1853; 171 years ago
Headquarters	Aubervilliers, France
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Olivier Montage; (CEO)
Products	Motor oils, coolants, metalworking fluids
Website	www.motul.com

Motul S.A. is a global French company which manufactures, develops and distributes lubricants and other specialized products for engines (motorcycles, cars and other vehicles) and for industry.

History

Founded in 1853 in New York, the Swan & Finch company started its activity in the sector of high quality lubricants. As of 1920, it turned to the international markets by exporting some of its portfolio brands like Aerul, Textul, Motul.

In 1932, Ernst Zaug negotiated the distribution in France of products of the Motul brand with Swan & Finch via his company Supra Penn.^[1] In 1953, the Swan & Finch centenary was celebrated with the worldwide launch of Motul Century, which became the first multigrade oil on the European market. However, Swan & Finch suspended its activities in 1957. Supra Penn bought back all title deeds and patents pertaining to the Motul brand, which was renamed for the company's chief product, becoming Motul S.A.

Sports competition

As a specialist in synthetic oils, Motul has become the partner of many manufacturers and sports teams for its technological developments in mechanical sports, car and motorcycle racing. Motul is present in many international competitions as official team supplier: MotoGP, Road racing, Trial, Enduro, Endurance, Superbike, Supercross, Rallycross, World Rally Championship, FIA GT, Le Mans 24 Hours, Spa 24 Hours, Le Mans Series, rally raid, Paris-Dakar, F3, etc. In 1977, Motul won its first Motorcycle World Champion title, in the Road Racing category, with Takazumi Katayama on a Yamaha 350.

Standards and certifications

EAQF class B in 1992, EAQF class A since 1994, ISO 9001 since 1996
QS9000 developed by Ford, General Motors and Chrysler
ISO/TS 16949 developed by the IATF (International Automotive Task Force)
NMMA (water sports)^[2]

References

^ "Motul Company's history". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
^ "NMMA 2008 FC-W certified oils". Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2010-03-12.

External links

Official website

[1] "Motul Company's history". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2010-03-12.

[2] "NMMA 2008 FC-W certified oils". Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2010-03-12.

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